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Nebraska Signature Requirements Unfair to Urban Voters
Court ruling blocks Nebraska signature requirements that gave rural areas more weight than urban
Fourteen Independents Win State Legislature Elections
Fourteen independents win state legislature representation in blow to universal two-party duopoly
Voter ID Reduces Minority Access to Election as Predicted
Midterms full of evidence that introduction of requirements for voter ID reduces minority access
Mistakes and Irregularities Trouble Voters Nationwide
Many election irregularities trouble voters after wave of changes to election laws like voter ID
Money in Kansas Judicial Elections Worries Legal Experts
Experts warn of threat to courts as SuperPAC spending begins to impact Kansas judicial elections
Yes, You Can Fight City Hall
If we as citizens want to have a voice, an effective voice that can create substantive change, local politics is where our experiments and voices emanate. Are we willing to relinquish the all too common excuse of ”you can’t fight city hall”?
Military Warns Nevada Internet Voting on Hacking
Pentagon making clear it sees hyped Nevada internet voting vulnerable to hackers and cyber fraud
Swing State Ohio Covered in Political Campaign Signs
Ubiquitous political campaign signs are loved by politicians are despised by swing state locals
Massive Spending on Oregon Ballot Measure Skews People’s Will
Outside groups pouring millions to influence outcome of Oregon ballot measure on GMO foods